Migratory history and habitat use by New Zealand freshwater eels Anguilla dieffenbachii and A. australis, as revealed by otolith microchemistry

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 190-194

  Arai, Takaomi ^a   Kotake, Aya ^a   Lokman, P Mark ^b   Tsukamoto, Katsumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anguilla australis; Anguilla dieffenbachii; Marine resident; Migration; Otolith Sr:Ca ratios

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA AUSTRALIS; ANGUILLA DIEFFENBACHII; ANGUILLIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 9644285473     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-002-0157-z     Document Type: Article

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